Equipping the entire Grand Valley State University community with necessary tools in the event of a critical incident was the focus of two safety briefings led by Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police Brandon DeHaan.
“When we talk about the response to active shooter, that training we do so with the Ottawa County Sheriff’s office. We’ve been doing that for over a decade.”
Officers receive over 60 hours of training each year. DeHaan and is encouraging the Laker community review the GVSU Emergency webpage. Emergency Manager, Sergeant William O'Donnell points out its a collection of resources for responding to fire, weather and medical emergencies, bomb threats or active shooter situations.
“Hey, stay out of site. Turn the lights out. Silence your cell phones. Close the blinds. Get behind barricades. Barricade lock that door.”
In those situations, students can lock doors. There are physical security measures and technological solutions. Dispatch can lock doors across campus and there are more than 1,600 security cameras. When critical incidents arise, students and staff receive text, voicemail and email alerts via the GVSU Alert Emergency Notification System. Responding to and preventing threats requires sharing information and gleaning information from multiple sources.
Watch GVSU campus safety briefings here:
https://www.gvsu.edu/president/campus-safety-58.htm
